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Highest Paying Industries for Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

The top 44 highest paying industries for derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $84,810, petroleum and coal products manufacturing is the highest paying industry for derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining. It is followed by manufacturing industry (average annual salary $78,770). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 44 Highest Paying Industries for Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$84,810	$52,360	450
2	Manufacturing	$78,770	$39,390	n/a
3	Pipeline Transportation	$75,730	$50,180	80
4	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$71,590	$41,200	480
5	Machinery Manufacturing	$71,290	$41,120	490
6	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$66,900	$39,060	140
7	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$65,480	$47,610	n/a
8	Transportation and Warehousing	$59,200	$41,900	260
9	Specialized Freight Trucking	$56,080	$39,700	180
10	Truck Transportation	$55,970	$38,600	180
11	Utilities	$55,330	$29,460	610
12	Natural Gas Distribution	$54,560	$29,210	n/a
13	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,600	$21,130	30
14	Oil and Gas Extraction	$52,220	$31,780	15,630
15	Metal Ore Mining	$52,100	$29,440	40
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$50,800	$22,670	40
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$50,800	$22,670	40
18	Engineering Services	$50,020	$33,180	70
19	Mining	$46,990	$30,910	103,790
20	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$46,570	$27,350	70
21	Support Activities for Mining	$46,340	$30,770	87,900
22	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$44,480	$30,060	530
23	Utility System Construction	$44,380	$30,060	490
24	Temporary Help Services	$43,810	$32,160	320
25	Construction	$43,350	$31,140	650
26	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$43,030	$31,570	710
27	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$43,030	$31,570	710
28	Employment Services	$42,620	$29,390	380
29	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,370	$27,340	250
30	Administrative and Support Services	$42,120	$29,820	540
31	Coal Mining	$41,860	$31,820	100
32	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$41,830	$27,190	170
33	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$41,690	$28,300	560
34	Wholesale Trade	$41,360	$28,110	1,260
35	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$39,500	$30,130	700
36	Rental and Leasing Services	$39,500	$30,130	700
37	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$39,500	$30,130	700
38	Specialty Trade Contractors	$38,980	$32,580	120
39	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$38,740	$26,200	260
40	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$38,510	$24,830	540
41	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$37,810	$24,700	500
42	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$37,650	$32,320	n/a
43	Testing Laboratories	$37,510	$28,600	40
44	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$31,820	$25,380	120